By Evan Minsker
on April 3, 2014 at 10:55 a.m. EDT

Copenhagen punks Lower have signed to Matador for the release of their debut album. Seek Warmer Climes is out June 17. (Matador is also home to Lower's Copenhagen buddies Iceage.) Check out "Lost Weight, Perfect Skin" below.

By Jenn Pelly
on February 17, 2014 at 3:59 p.m. EST

On May 16 and 17, a group of core artists from the Copenhagen punk/noise scene will take over L.A. venue the Church on York for a festival co-presented by Danish label Posh Isolation. It's called 13 Torches for a Burn, and will feature Iceage, Lower, Lust for Youth, Communions, Hand of Dust, Puce Mary, Girlseeker, Age Coin, Sejr, and more. Iceage's Elias Bender Rønnenfelt will play solo as Marching Church. Sexdrome, which features members of Lower and Lust for Youth, will play its last show.

By Pitchfork
on June 13, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. EDT

We're pleased to announce several additions to Pitchfork's Northside Festival showcase tonight at St. Vitus in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Danish punk acts Iceage and Lower will headline, and the show will be opened by a solo set from fellow Copenhagen artist Loke Rahbek (of Vår). The lineup already includes Copenhagen-based Lust for Youth, Puce Mary, and Age Coin. Tickets are still available here.